I don't care; fine, whatever; that's okay; sure, go ahead
piping hot; scalding; madly in love; passionately in love
troubled face; worried expression
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
banzai; hurray; something to cheer about; something worthy of celebration; giving up; throwing one's hands up
to use one's influence; to pull strings; to take measures; to make the necessary preparations
to this extent; to this degree; this much
carrying a person in one's arms; princess carry; bridal carry
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to have sex with; to make love to; to sit on (eggs); to brood
nursing; care; caregiving; caring
out of character; unlike one
dejected; dispirited; crestfallen; discouraged
scene; setting; scene (in a movie, play); shot; state of the market
calm, cool, and collected; level and calm
thinnish; somewhat narrow
lively; energetic; vigorously (jumping, flopping, etc.); piercing (e.g. sound); penetrating
diminutive; dwarfish; pygmy; narrow (e.g. thinking); small
to clear; to make clear; to be unruffled; to look unconcerned; to look demure; to look prim
ordinary clothes; everyday attire; plain clothes; civilian clothes
to disappear into; to slip into; to be lost in; to be mixed up with
clean sweep; purging; doing away with; eradication
number of persons; personnel
to cut up; to cleave; to spare (time, money, etc.); to use part of something; (arch.) to have a tattoo in the corner of one's eye
nice-looking; seemingly fine; nice-sounding; polite-sounding; plausible (e.g. excuse); glib
imposition (i.e. of rules, of a decision); compulsion
top brass; upper echelon; higher-ups; top management; upper reaches; top of the pile
shift the responsibility (for something) on to (someone); pass the buck
retiring high-ranking government officials taking a lucrative job in a private or semi-private corporation; command (from superior to inferior, government to private sector, etc.); order; descent from heaven
to have something on one's mind; to have (undisclosed) reservations; to feel conflicted
troublesome matter; burden; difficult task; chore; hassle
sailing; marching; going out; dispatch
salary; pay; medical care; treatment; advance preparation
unreliable; undependable; helpless; forlorn; worried; uneasy
number of words a person speaks; number of dependents; number of mouths to feed; number of shares, items, applications, etc.
hold; catch; connection; relationship; unease; discomfort
to badger; to pester; to beg
expressing one's mind; speaking out
secretly; in secret; unseen; unobserved; inwardly; in private